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Sports media world reacts to Argentina’s thrilling win over England to reach World Cup final

Defending tournament champion Argentina scored two goals in the final minutes to stun England with a 2-1 comeback victory on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals. Trailing 1-0, Enzo Fernández drilled an equalizer for Argentina in the 85th minute. “ENZO FERNÁNDEZZZZZZZZZ! ARGENTINA! THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY! AND THEY’VE TIED THE GAME!” John…

Anaheim Ducks reportedly intend to leave Victory+ streaming platform

Victory+ picked a bad Wednesday to have a bad Wednesday. The Ducks are the second team to walk away from the streaming platform within hours, and the exit comes with two years still remaining on Anaheim’s contract. According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Alex Silverman, the Ducks have notified Victory+ – who has…

Listen: Fox, Telemundo calls of Argentina’s comeback win over England

World Cup defending champion Argentina kept its back-to-back hopes alive with a rally to stun England 2-1 on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Trailing 1-0, Argentina scored in the 85th minute and again two minutes into stoppage time to steal the victory. Here, we’ll share the goals…

ESPN, SWAC reach media rights agreement through 2030-31

ESPN is staying in the SWAC business for the foreseeable future. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and ESPN have agreed to a new media rights deal that will continue to carry the conference’s football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball events on ESPN platforms through the 2030-31 season. Additionally, a separate agreement has been struck to…

Chris Berman’s Home Run Derby schtick has never been more popular

As Major League Baseball fans clamor to hear Chris Berman call the Home Run Derby again, he remembers when they weren’t so fond of his schtick. Berman called the MLB Home Run Derby for more than three decades. And yet it’s taken the last 10 years of him being removed from the event for fans…

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Brandon Walker ends ‘Unnecessary Roughness’ with Kaycee Smith, launching solo college football show

Brandon Walker and Kaycee Smith closed the book on Unnecessary Roughness this week, ending Barstool Sports’ longest-running college football podcast so Walker can launch a solo show under the same banner. The Brandon Walker College Football Show debuts Aug. 3 on the same YouTube channel and social accounts that housed Unnecessary Roughness, per Walker’s announcement.…

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo calls out fans watching Home Run Derby: ‘Read a book’

Netflix’s presentation of the annual Home Run Derby received mixed reviews, with some good and some bad. But it’s safe to say that Chris “Mad Dog” Russo did not enjoy it, and he’s got some questions if you did. The biggest change from previous years was the decision to move away from the timer format…

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Buster Olney: MLB All-Star Game in a ‘fragile state’

Long considered the best All-Star game in professional sports, Major League Baseball’s midsummer classic has lost its juice. The 2026 MLB All-Star Game saw the American League shutout the National League in what was a mundane 4-0 win. And according to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the future of MLB’s midsummer classic is now facing some serious…

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ESPN New York joins Buffalo Bills Radio Network

ESPN and the Buffalo Bills are giving New York sports fans something few people in the metropolitan area have been clamoring for. Beginning in the 2026 NFL season, ESPN New York 1050 will be part of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network. The Bills made the announcement Tuesday morning, revealing 23 affiliates in their radio network…

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The CW shakes up college football broadcast crews for 2026 season

The CW is expanding its college football portfolio this season, adding games from the new-look Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West in addition to its package of ACC games each week. Now, the network has announced a new look for its broadcast crews as well. On Wednesday, The CW announced changes to its college football broadcast…

Texas Rangers change streaming partner mid-season, drop Victory+

In a move rarely seen in the middle of a season, the Texas Rangers are changing streaming partners effective immediately. According to a report by Dallas Morning News reporter Evan Grant, the Rangers will be dropping their streaming partnership with Victory+, which has offered a full-season streaming subscription for in-market Rangers fans since last season…

Wimbledon women’s final sets viewership record, men’s final slips without Alcaraz

Two Czech women carried Wimbledon viewership to new heights on Saturday during the women’s singles final, while the first Alcaraz-less men’s singles final since 2022 took a slight dip. The audience for the three-set thriller between Czech compatriots Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova averaged 1.9 million viewers on ESPN last Saturday, setting a new record…

France players skirt media obligations after World Cup loss to Spain

After a dominant run through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defending champion France was denied a third consecutive trip to the final with a 2-0 loss to Spain in Tuesday’s semifinal match. It was a rather stunning end to the team’s run given the way it played throughout the tournament, but none of the players…

Jason Garrett launches ‘Coach 2 Coach’ leadership podcast

Jason Garrett is turning his attention to podcasting. Garrett and the Chicago-based agency Intersport launched Coach 2 Coach on Wednesday, a weekly series in which Garrett interviews head coaches and executives about leadership. The debut episode features former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, while the second episode features UCLA head women’s basketball coach Cori…

FIFA officials reportedly ‘torn’ on long-term future of hydration breaks

Although FIFA stands to make hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars more on future media rights deals should it continue the practice of mandatory hydration breaks during the World Cup, officials within soccer’s global governing body are apparently split on whether the mid-half stoppages should continue. According to a report by John Ourand of…

YouTube reportedly ‘leading candidate’ for NBA local broadcast hub in 2027-28

It appears the NBA is moving closer to the launch of an aggregated hub for local broadcasts, and YouTube is the “leading candidate” to host the service. According to a report by Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal, NBA commissioner Adam Silver expects the league’s centralized local broadcast streaming service to launch for the 2027-28…

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Op-ed: Streamers are falling into many of cable and satellite’s old traps

In 1987, while working for Storer Cable, I was in Little Rock for a series of budget meetings. This was part of a corporate roadshow, during which meetings were held in or near locations where the company had large system clusters. I checked into the hotel, and the front desk clerk saw that I worked…